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Netizens are outraged over an ad for social workers that appears to label the disabled as "Hopeless". See here the list of comments: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...&amp...pe=1&ref=nf The ad features a social worker helping amputees to play ball, and is captioned with the word "Hopeless" in large font, followed by the words, "if not for Ruth Lim, a Professional Social Worker". The offending ad has since gone viral on the internet, with many netizens slamming it for being "rude", "thoughtless", "distasteful", "insensitive" and "downright insulting", among other things. One outraged netizen, 'Ingrid Wee', said, "They could have put it in so many other angles but they chose the most juvenile and insensitive one. Shame on you MCYS!" Netizen 'Elaine Teng' said her jaw dropped when she saw this ad on a bus recently. Another netizen, 'Lissa Johari', found it to be condescending, and asked whether the ad meant that the disabled had no dignity. The ad is part of a campaign launched on 20 Feb by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), and was launched by its acting minister Mr Chan Chun Sing. The campaign is aimed at attracting people to join social work, with the tagline "Empowered. To Change Lives." Check out the Facebook page set up by MCYS for this campaign: https://www.facebook.com/socialworkerSG They also label delinquents as "future destroyed".